A 31-inch Darth Vader figure will be released this fall, the biggest articulated toy to date of the "Star Wars" villain.
Jakks Pacific

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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY

As Darth Vader himself would say, "The Force is strong with this one."

The Star Wars Sith lord hits toy shelves in a bigger way than ever this fall with Jakks Pacific's release of a 31-inch Darth Vader action figure, the largest articulated toy thus far of the iconic bad guy who first appeared in the original 1977 Star Wars movie.

Making his first appearance today at the 2013 Toy Fair trade show at New York City's Javits Center, the figure is ...